Skanda (2023)

Original title

స్కంధ

Directed by

Boyapati Srinu

Genre

action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 47m

Rated

15

Rating

3.0 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man takes on dual identities to fight against corruption and injustice. He uses his skills to take down powerful enemies.

action-packedfast-pacedintensedramaticnoisyloudviolentformulaic

What happens

Skanda (transl. Hindu God of War/Son of Lord Shiva) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Srinivasaa Chitturi under Srinivasaa Silver Screen in collaboration with Zee Studios. The film features Ram Pothineni in a dual role, alongside Sreeleela, Saiee Manjrekar, Srikanth, Sharath Lohithaswa, Ajay Purkar, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Daggubati Raja and Prince Cecil in prominent roles. The film was officially announced in February 2022, under the tentative title BoyapatiRAPO, while the official title Skanda was announced in July 2023. Principal photography began in October 2022, and wrapped in August 2023. The music is composed by Thaman S, while the cinematography and editing are handled by Santosh Detake and Tammiraju, respectively. Skanda was released on September 28, 2023 to mixed-to-negative reviews and was criticized for its story, political satires, excessive violence, loudness and direction, but praised for the lead cast's performances, action stunts, and background score. The film underperformed and it was a box-office bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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